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Pretty well made and well acted, A Nightmare on Elm Street suffers mainly from the fact that it is a remake of one of the best horror movies of all time and, frankly, it can't compare to the original. Rooney Mara and Jackie Earle Haley both give decent performances, but sadly they are overshadowed by the original's Heather Langenkamp and Robert Englund respectively. The film lacks many of the clever twists of the original, and the increased gore isn't enough to compensate for that. The changes to and expansion on Freddy Krueger's aren't entirely unwelcome, but they're also proof that the runtime needed padding. Overall, this an average horror film, which isn't really a good thing.

Does Michael Bay have to remake every single classic horror movie out there? His remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) was good enough, I loved The Hills have Eyes remake (2006) and the Friday the 13th one (2009) was alright too, but he really floped his ass on this one. The film is cheesy, extremely predictable and uses burnt out cliches, and makes references to the original in some of the cheesiest ways possible. Although this film does give more details on Freddy Krueger, although he looks better in the original. Overall, it's a pretty weak remake and don't waste your time on it.

Terrible boring horror but super cheesy special effects starring some random teens that no-one cares about. I loved the original nightmare on elm street movie, not the sequels but the original was good. I hated this movie, the horrid teen actors were cringe and I'm glad that they stop with rebooting horror movies.

A disgrace to everything Wes Craven created in 1984, this modern remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street falls completely flat in every regard. Everything that made Craven's film so special is nowhere to be found here, and it all reeks of lazy horror filmmaking to make a quick buck. There's one major plot change that tries to change things up, which, while admirable in attempting to add new lore to the material, turns Craven's original scary-but-campy story into a dour mood killer. Characters are one-note without the slightest hint of personality, making it hard to root for their survival unlike Craven's more likeable protagonists. The only cast member who even comes close to being an exception is Rooney Mara, but even she can't elevate this material to anything more. Topping Robert Englund is a seemingly impossible task, but Jackie Earle Haley in theory sounds like a solid replacement as any: unfortunately, like the film as a whole, he lacks the zaniness, and even the creepiness, of Englund's portrayal. None of Krueger's exploits are ever all that frightening, held down by cheap, by-the-numbers scares and effects that somehow look worse than the 26-year-old original. If the film does anything right, it's bringing Nancy and co.'s same fight to stay awake directly to you.